Tomorrow, the President of the United States of America will hold a summit of himself, Professor Henry Louis Gates, and Sgt. James Crowley. The Professor will be drinking a Red Stripe, which isn't all that bad of a beer even if it's bottle tries too hard to be different. The cop will be drinking a Blue Moon; a heavy but tasty Belgian-style beer that is just as good on a summer day as a Red Stripe. And the President? Barack Obama? He'll be drinking a Bud Light.
I almost cried when I heard the news.
Some of my more trendy-beer-drinking pals tease me about Budweiser. I don't mind it. It's not all that bad, especially when stacked next to most other big-name brands or light beers. While I am disappointed that they are now owned by Belgians, I still sometimes will ask for a good ol' Bud if I want something light. Bud Light, on the other hand, is just outright weak. It's watered down, which may appeal to the President's lofty ideal of building consensus through compromise that some say is the worst of both worlds; bad-tasting and less-bang-for-your-buck.
I have few uses for Bud Light, amongst them is a cheesy pick-up line that I shall not divulge here. Um, anyways..
If the President of the United States of America wants to soothe things over with the good people of Cambridge Massachusetts and soothe his thirst, I would highly recommend a Sam Adams. The good ol' Sam Adams Lager is a good choice, but there's also the easy-breezy-with-a-hint-of-zing Summer Ale.
What would you recommend to President Barack Obama?